Fix(eos_config_deploy_cvp): device_filter is not behaving correctly if input is a string

ansible_collections/arista/avd/molecule/eos_config_deploy_cvp/converge.yml

@@ -31,3 +31,24 @@
         execute_tasks: false
         state: present
         cv_collection: v3
+
+- name: "Converge -- Build Cloudvision Configuration - empty filter as a string"
+  hosts: CVP
+  gather_facts: false
+  connection: local
+  vars:
+    root_dir: '{{ playbook_dir }}'
+  tasks:
+    - name: Run CVP provisioning
+      # tags: generate
+      ansible.builtin.import_role:
+        name: arista.avd.eos_config_deploy_cvp
+      vars:
+        container_root: 'DC1_FABRIC'
+        configlets_prefix: 'AVD'
+        device_filter: ''
+        execute_tasks: false
+        state: absent
+        cv_collection: v3
+        # overwriting the default structured_cvp_dir_name to get different files
+        structured_cvp_dir_name: cvp-empty-filter

ansible_collections/arista/avd/molecule/eos_config_deploy_cvp/intended/structured_configs/cvp-empty-filter/cv_server.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+---
+cvp_devices:
+  - fqdn: DC1-BL1A
+    parentContainerName: DC1_BL1
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-BL1A
+  - fqdn: DC1-BL1B
+    parentContainerName: DC1_BL1
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-BL1B
+  - fqdn: DC1-L2LEAF1A
+    parentContainerName: DC1_L2LEAF1
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-L2LEAF1A
+  - fqdn: DC1-L2LEAF2A
+    parentContainerName: DC1_L2LEAF2
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-L2LEAF2A
+  - fqdn: DC1-L2LEAF2B
+    parentContainerName: DC1_L2LEAF2
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-L2LEAF2B
+  - fqdn: DC1-LEAF1A
+    parentContainerName: DC1_LEAF1
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-LEAF1A
+  - fqdn: DC1-LEAF2A
+    parentContainerName: DC1_LEAF2
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-LEAF2A
+  - fqdn: DC1-LEAF2B
+    parentContainerName: DC1_LEAF2
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-LEAF2B
+  - fqdn: DC1-SPINE1
+    parentContainerName: DC1_SPINES
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-SPINE1
+  - fqdn: DC1-SPINE2
+    parentContainerName: DC1_SPINES
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-SPINE2
+  - fqdn: DC1-SPINE3
+    parentContainerName: DC1_SPINES
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-SPINE3
+  - fqdn: DC1-SPINE4
+    parentContainerName: DC1_SPINES
+    configlets:
+      - AVD_DC1-SPINE4
+cvp_containers:
+  DC1_BL1:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_LEAFS
+  DC1_FABRIC:
+    parentContainerName: Tenant
+  DC1_L2LEAF1:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_L2LEAFS
+  DC1_L2LEAF2:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_L2LEAFS
+  DC1_L2LEAFS:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_FABRIC
+  DC1_LEAF1:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_LEAFS
+  DC1_LEAF2:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_LEAFS
+  DC1_LEAFS:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_FABRIC
+  DC1_SPINES:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_FABRIC
+  DC1_SVC3:
+    parentContainerName: DC1_LEAFS